What one basic skill should a person have before participating in any water-based sport?

Answer 1

You should be able to swim very well. :)

Answer 2

i know it`s not basic for some people, but you need to know how to swim

Answer 3

basic swimming capability - apex

Answer 4

Just swimming-To be able to swim all frontcrawl and backcrawl, and possibly breaststroke.

Competitive swimming-Diving, swim all stokes decently and tumble turning.

Olympic champion- Swim every stroke perfectly, master diving, master tumble turning and quick reactions.

Answer 5

You should master: 1. Balance (In the water, you balance on your center of buoyancy. On land, you balance on your center of gravity). You must learn to balance properly to avoid swimming poorly. Many unbalanced swimmers feel as if they're swimming 'uphill'. 2. Length Just as longer ships sail faster than shorter ones, the longer you make your body in the water, the faster you will go, with less effort. 3. Rotation Imagine there is an imaginary 'pole' straight through your head, neck, and torso. Many beginning swimmers 'break' this pole by lifting their head and neck to breathe rather than to rotate, or roll, for a breath. The rotation maintains the straightness of the head, neck, and torso, and reduces drag on the swimmer. This rotation also equates to more of a 'fish-like' swimming method than the traditionally accepted 'human' swimming method. The book, Total Immersion, is a must read for all swimmers, IMO, and will further explain all of these skills.

Answer 6

Floating, strokes (butterfly, breast, back, and crawl), and breathing.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Basic swimming capability

Answer 9

swimming